Tommy started playing piano at age 7, took up the guitar at 12, and then fell in love with the bass guitar at 14, after hearing Paul's bass lines on the Sgt. Pepper album. He earned a music degree at University of New Hampshire and performed with such jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Joe Williams, and Billy Taylor. Tommy has played with several rock bands over the years, including Jeff's original/cover band Landrock, known for its renditions of Beatle music. In the 80s, Tommy played with Northern Star, opening for such acts as: The Stray Cats, Foghat, Johnny Winter, The Joe Perry Project, Robin Trower, and Tommy James and the Shondells. He received a Grammy nomination in 1985 for "Best Instrumental Rock Performance" against Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jeff Beck, Yngwie Malmsteen, and John Butcher Axis, losing the award to guitar legend Jeff Beck. In "All Together Now!" Tommy sings John and plays Paul.